The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-08
The Speaker Discusses the Matter
OF Committees with Him.
Both Leaders Will Work in Har-
mony on the Tariff Question.
A Tariff Bill Will Be Passed at
This Session of Congress.
Scott to Succeed Randall on the Ways
and Means Committee-Wool
Growers Attack the Presi-
dents Message.
speeIal Dispatch to the Appeal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Although Mr..
Randall was plainly out of sorts yesterday,
his humor today is not that Of man med
itating political suicide or mischief He
and Mr.. Carlisle were in conference q short
time and discussed the matter Of commit
tees. Neither would go into particulars
for publication. A friend OF Mr. Randall,
who has been talking with him, said to-
night: "There will be an agreement
reached and a tariff bill passed. Mr.. Ran
dali and Mr., Carlisle understand each
other and can work in harmony. / don't
think there is any ground to the loose talk
now being INDUCED in, which promises
another prolonged period OF Democratic
discord on the tariff question"
SCOTT TO SUCCEED RANDALL.
II was statel at the capitol late this aft
ernoon upon what seemed to be good au.
thority that Representive Scott, OF Penn
sylvania, is TO be appointed chairman of
the ways and means committee instead of
MIR. Randall. He is q tariff reiormer, and
is not only in accord with the administra-
ton, but is trusted and confidential
friend OF the President. He is from Penn
sylvania, is another reason, and, rs a third
cause for his selection, IL is suggested that
he might influence some OF the adherents
Of MIR. Randall TO support tariff reform
IL is further said that the selection pleases
The President.
THE SENATE DOES VERY LITTLE.
After the presentation of various com.
munications from heads OF departments
and the court Of claims, Mr.. Cullon re-
marked that the rule was, when bills are
introduced before committees arc ap-
pointed, 10 have such bills laid on the Ia.
BILE, and that created unnecessary work.
lie therefore moved that the Senate adj
journ. But he withdrew the motion tenn
porarily 10 permit Mr.. Plumb to offer q
resolution calling on the commissioner OF
agricultural for information as 10 whether
any person in the employment Of that de-
partment making experiments rs TO the
manufacture OF sugar from sorghum had
obtained or applied for a patent or patents
connected with such manufacture and
growing out OF such experiment. The res.
olution was adopted. Mr.. Farwell asked
his colleague TO withdraw hismotion so as
10 allow him TO introduce bill to pcrpctu-
ate the national bank system. Mr. Gull
lon declined and ut 1920 O'Clock the Sen.
ate adjourned.
ARRANGING COMMITTEES.
Although the House was not in session
today, number Of members were in their
seats attending TO theirconespondence and
chatting with one another over the COM
mittecships. Speaker Carlisle spent several
hours in his room In an effort TO outline
the organization Of the committees. lie
has had prepared q number OF cards bear.
ing the names Of the different members,
which he is ondeavoring 10 assert into
committees. These cards can be readily
transferred from one committee set TO
another, so that changes are made with
facility. During the day all OF the repre-.
sentatiyes who visited the capitol called
upon the speaker, either by requests or OF
their own yolition, 10 express their per.
sonal preference in the assignments TO
committees Many rumos were current
this afternoon relative 10 the distribution
Of the chairmanships. Little credcnce Is
generally given 10 them, however, owing
10 the fact that many changes in the list
are inevitable, even after il shall have
been advanced much nearer 10 COM
plction than Il is presumed 10 be at
prcscpt. ANY chnngcin ono committee will
involve alterations in several others, and
may affect the chairman so that the pre-
dictions can No be- safely made The ap.
pointmcnt Of the committee on rules,
which will probably be- made In n day or
two, is awaited with special interest, for
the reason that the chairman Of the com.
miitee on ways and means has always
been a member Of the committee on rules
and the arrangement Of Mr.. Monison's
successor on that last named committee
will be generally regarded as tantamOunt
20 the selection OF the chairman Of the com.
mittec on ways and means.
SECRET SERVICE REPORT.
Tho annual report Of the chief Of the
tccrct service division Of the treasury was
made public today. II shows that there
were 355 persons arrested by the officers Of
the service during the past fiscal year for
violation Of the laws against countcriciting,
etc. OF this number seventy were CON
yicted and sotenccd TO imprisonment. The
report says that the countericitiny now
being done Is principally the work Of ltal-
ians, who operate In bands in different
portions Of the country. The counterfeit
Ing done during the past year amounted
practically 10 nothing, the only attempts
IN that direction being $40 silver ccrtih.
cato and - silver certificate, and these
were such poor limitations rs 20 be practi-
cally harmless. The work on the latter
note seemed 20 be the joint production
OF a jacl, knife and stencil brush. Tho rc-
port refers 10 the fact that all but two Of
the skilled operators arrested since the war
for coun,criciting United States bonds are
now NJ liberty, and says they may be cx.
pecied 10 resume their nefarious operations
at any time. Tho two countcrieitcrs men.
toned rs still IN custody are Doyle aud
ogle. The report attributes the scarcity OF
counterfeit paper money 10 the excellence
OF the work done at the bureau Of engray.
ing and printing, and 10 the almost Ger
iainiy Of the detection and punishment Of
the offenders. The report urges legisla.
ton 10 prohibit the making or selling Tex
tcpt by competent authority Of dies oi
molds by which n simiitule 81 either
side Of any current coin may be struck oil.
A statement is made that counicriciicS ut
present sccin 10 I've dcyoing their ai,cn
ton almost exclusive 10 silver coin. II u
saii, however, that the work is much In
icrior 10 previous Efforts Ia the same III
rvction.
wool GROW his ATTACK rue MASSAGE.
At toJay's session Of tue conference o.